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Morwell residents question how prepared the mine owners were to deal with a fire threat

Karen PercyUpdated
Tue 4 Mar 2014, 7:46 PM AEDT

The Hazelwood coal mine was inspected by the state's mining regulator just one month before the fire broke out more than three weeks ago. Some locals are now questioning how well prepared the mine was for the fire threat.